The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-02-17
will of the people, and Il TIE utter
violation Of every principle of true

democracy.
4. -ResoIued, 2ssd, That F'e condemn
the bill recently passed 5y the, SEN
late aud now pending ln the lower
i House of the present Legs ature of
i North Caroiina, known as the substi-
tute for Mr.. Pearson'5 blds recently
passed by an almost UNANIMOUS vote
lin the House of Representatives., to
lsubmitth question of the stOck-laW
to the qualified voters of the various
TOWNSHIPS of the county, as an insult
to the people. snare and 3 deluSion,
and an attempt on the part Of cer-
| tain offioious individuals, to play a
Idespicable trick, and one worthy
only to be originated by him who
conceived, and by foul strategem,
brought about the premature adj
liournment, in June, 1883, of the
Joint meeting OF colnmlssI IonerS and
/ magistrates.
1ResolUed, 3Td. That W heartily
lendorse Mr.. Pearson's blll to sub
the question of the stock aW to the
people of the various townships Of
this county, as the only II, honest
land democratic methoe hieh the
ana Ter can t.s.iI 5ssssll..
lsesotred 4tls, That we demand of.
Ithe legislature now in session, The
privilege of voting on the stock-law,
as provided by Mr.. Pears3n,s BILL
We demaud it as a right which is
ours by inheritance, ours by pur-
Echase, ours as freemen.
RESOLVED 5tls, That while we would
not disparage the good sense and
Judgment of the Senate Of the North
| Carolina Legislature, at the game
thine, regarding the stock~law as
purely a local question, we think
the people Of the various townships
of Buncombe county, are the better
Judges of their local wants; and
knowing the people of the county to
be honest, Intelligent and progress
i've, we feel safe in saying, if the
question should be dermined accord
ing to the provisions of M. Pear
sons bill, in such Localities as it would
iprove benefit, the people would
adopt it; and believing, as we do, in
the practical application of the fun
damental principle of local self
government, where the law would,
in the honest judgment of majority
of the people, from hardship, they
should be allowed the right to reject
it,
RcsotUed 6. That the question of wheth'
er or not a Etock-law would benefit Bun.
combe county can not be safely deter.
mined bv reasoning from analogy and
experiencs, as it has never been practi
cally operated in section abounding in
mountain ranges like many portions o.
: this county.
ResOlUed7. That we can assure the
democratic members Of the North Caro-
lima Senate, that they could not take any
| step more detrimental to the best inter
= ests of their party in this section of the
State, than to force the stock-law upoI
that portion of Buncombe county where
: ltae neonle do rot want if; and we cectios
them that it is unsafe,toirely too implicit
/ ly either upon the advice or representa-
tions of one Robt: NJ. Furman, whos'
course as self.9onstituted leader of hi
party has been such in this county, as tC
E make the name of democracy synonym
n for trickory, jobbery and misrule; anC
] We feel justified in saying that too mucl
: credenCe should not be given his unveri
fed statements, since the Supreme cour
4 have decided that they cannot believe
e him on oath.
(See McNa VS.. Commissioner of Bun
come, 90 N. C. r.
/ ResolUed s. That we heartily endorst
E the course of our Senator and RepreSen
D tatives in the Legislature, in carrying
out, to the best of their ability, thu
: pledges made the people in the las
campaign.
= Resol0ed 9. That this meeting appoin
! a delegation to visit the Legislature il
person, and urge upon that body the pas
sage of Mr.. Fearson's bill, and the rejec
tion of any and all substitutes therefor.
: ReSolued 10. That the statement made
f to the Senate committee on proposition
and grievances by the late stock-law del
egation that at least three-fourths of tn,
tax payers of this county favor stock Law
: is untrue.
J, RESOLVED IL. That the provision of tn,
substitute passed by the Senate to re
move the cause of the anti-stock citizen
: of certain portions of this county again II
1 the Board of county Commissioners, WI
, denounce as a solemn mockery, and
positive insult
Mr.. Richmond Pearson responded Il
calls. He was glad to see such larg
turnout, the best men of both parties
This assemblsge gave denial to tn
statement that a majority of the peopl
of the county favored the stock law as i
fexisted. The State Senate had been le,
J to believe that the substantial elemen
! lof the county favored the stock,law
from the statements made BY the delega
ton which recently visited Raleigh, AM
6 by others who spoke without authority
HE discussed the meaning of the substi
tute as adopted by the Senate-it mean
nothing, and no one could understand il
But the spirit of liberty was not dead
the people of Buncombo will vote for tn
: stock law if it is presented to ther
correctly, but they do not mean it shal
be forced on them. The question at issu
now as to the Senate was whether th
Senator from Buncombeor clerk Furma.
> should be endorsed; and he wished thi
meeting TO say they did not endorse th
: conduct of Mr. Furman in his action i
influencing the Senate against his meaa
ure.
TIE delegation recently in Raleigh bt
fore the Senate, from Buneombe county
t had no representative from Fair View Z
g Sandy Mush. At this point he discdsse
d Bart Fortune as a member of the deleg;
: ton. The speaker said he could not tel
3 how much rascality was going on in th
e lSenate-Mr. Furman (or smiling Roberf
: as he termed him) seemed to work th
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